Prices have recently risen in order to __________ the increased cost of raw materials.

_________, the most controversial candidate in the election campaign, he has been strongly criticized for his crude comments about women.

When the police officers who took part in the King beating were first brought to ___________,their lawyers used the videotape as evidence against the prosecution.

My mother was determined to help those in need and she would have been immensely proud of what has been achieved these last 20 years. The italicized part in the sentence expresses _______.

Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the metaphorical meaning?

She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed.The infinitive verb phrase “only to learn ” is used ____.

At ______, photography is a chemical process, during which a light-sensitive material is altered when exposed to light.

Indeed, it is arguable that body shattering is the very point of football, as killing and maiming___.

I long to alleviate __________, but I cannot.

She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of _______mountains behind the apple orchard.